Senator John McCain's New Movie
One of the things I did to celebrate Memorial Day this year was to sit down and watch Faith Of My Fathers which is a short A&E movie based on John McCain's book of the same name. The film shows McCain's journey from the Naval Academy to the torture of the Hanoi Hilton and then back to his family. I was hoping there would be be a portion on McCain's political career, but unfortunately there wasn't. It certainly made me think about the the cost and sacrifice of war. I'd recommend it, but record it and watch it later because there are a lot of commercials.It also made me think about military service. Is it necessary for our elected officials to have served in the military? Does the perspective developed through service make one more or less likely to send our troops to war? Share your thoughts in our comments section.
By Kyle - 5/31/2005
3 Comments:
well i don't believe it is a prerequisit for our politicians to serve in the military, i'm more inclined to support ones who have - especially in the senate or for president. i think when a politician has personal experience with war they may be less likely to run off on some stupid, disasterous adventure like the war we have now.....
tim
the more time that passes, the more I like McCain and could seriously think about voting for him. But his overboard support for Bush was like spitting in the face of people like me, so I don't know if I can get over it.
I think military service is an important ingredient in making a leader fit to make the decisions to send our troops in to harms way. I agree with Tim.
The McCain and Bush in 2004 was a perfect case of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Both Bush and McCain saw their partnership as being in their own self interest and both benefited. I don't think McCain would ever make it out of the Republican Primaries outside of New Hampshire.
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